The American Hospital Association, Maine Hospital Association and four safety-net hospitals filed a lawsuit Oct. 9 seeking to block a revised federal 340B drug rebate program that they say could impose more than $1 billion in annual administrative costs on…

In a new lawsuit, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is accusing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan of conspiring with other Blues plans to block competition and using its grip on the health insurance market to overcharge the state and…

The Federal Trade Commission has spent 2026 widening what it treats as its healthcare beat, and hospital pricing is now squarely inside it. The agency on Oct. 5 warned 24 of the country’s largest health systems that incomplete, inaccurate or…

The Trump administration plans to put more than $100 million toward education programs for U.S. researchers in science, technology, engineering and math, Bloomberg reported Oct. 7. President Donald Trump will announce the initiative at an Oct. 8 White House summit,…

Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services filed a lawsuit Oct. 1 against UnitedHealthcare, alleging false advertising with the insurer’s 2027 Medicare Advantage plans. The complaint, filed in Minnesota federal court, said Fairview decided in June to not renew its contract with UnitedHealthcare’s…

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare, its foundation, CEO Prem Reddy, MD, and several executives have sued National Nurses United and its affiliate, the California Nurses Association, alleging harassment, defamation and invasion of privacy, according to a complaint filed Oct. 5 in…

Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into UnitedHealth Group. An Oct. 5 news release said the investigation resulted from allegations of “deceptive and unlawful practices” that could have denied Texans medically necessary care.…

Providence and MultiCare Health System have agreed to pay a combined $155.5 million to settle two class-action lawsuits brought by former patients of Jason Dreyer, DO, a neurosurgeon accused of performing unnecessary spine surgeries to boost his productivity, according to…

The Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division is directing prosecutors to prioritize healthcare fraud schemes in corporate investigations, according to an Oct. 1 memo from Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald. Seven things healthcare leaders should know: 1. Healthcare is…

One person died and two people were injured after a vehicle struck a building and a gas line on the campus of Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Boston on Oct. 1, according to the Boston Police Department and NBC…